2mo ago

Google announces Android 16’s Material 3 Expressive redesign

9to5google.com

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The UI goes in circles. I wish we stopped changing things when they aren't broken.
They seem to have completely lost sight of the fact that a phone is a tool. I don't want 'springy' animations when I tap a button, I want my tool to do what I intend. I don't want notifications that 'subtly' stretch when I dismiss a different notification, I want the dismissed notification to go away and the others to close up around it.
What I do want is a phone that works securely, quickly, efficiently, doesn't waste battery on nonsense, and doesn't distract me from what I'm doing. I guess we get 'pretty' geegaws instead.
I got too optimistic when first heard the rumors. Nope, they're still actively trying to build the ugliest design system possible.
- Why is the flashlight crossed out? Why do active buttons seem to have a different border radius? And what's that circle icon that looks like a crosshair, location service? Whats wrong with the old icon? So many questionable design decisions and inconsistencies...
- Your spoiler tag didn't work for me.
  Frankly I don't see much difference from the current implementation.
  
  The spoiler works in default lemmy ui, but I removed the angle brackets in case it throws off whatever you're using.
  And yeah, the general look is the same.
Android 11 was peak design so far.
IMO.
- sway and the CLI is peak design, imho
- Android 4.0's aesthetic was peak design.
  
  That's called Holo. And yeah, it was nice.
Pretty meh
This is the work of a company that has lost its way.
None of this is substantive, worth an article, or worth the work itself.
not amazing, but an improvement over the current design

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